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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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