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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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