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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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