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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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