MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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