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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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