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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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