MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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