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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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