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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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