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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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