MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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