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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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