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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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