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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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