MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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