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 is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
students
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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