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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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