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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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