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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
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