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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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