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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically 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 variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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