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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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