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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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