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 is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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