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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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