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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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