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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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