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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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