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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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