MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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