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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Suriname to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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