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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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