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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
e-learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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