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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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