MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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