MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes 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 MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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