MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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