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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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