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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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