MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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