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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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