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
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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