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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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