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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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