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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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