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
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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