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 is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
e-learning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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