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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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