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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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