MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology enable
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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