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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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