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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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