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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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