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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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