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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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