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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take 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.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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