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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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