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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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