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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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