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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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