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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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