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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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