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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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