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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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