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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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