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 is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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