MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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