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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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