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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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