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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
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.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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