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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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