MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines 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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