MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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