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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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