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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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