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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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