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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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