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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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