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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
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.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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