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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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