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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
One Month to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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