MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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