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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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