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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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