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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
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 MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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