MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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