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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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