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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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