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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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