MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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