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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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