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
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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