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 is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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