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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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