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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guam to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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