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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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