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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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