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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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