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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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