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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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