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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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