MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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