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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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