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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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