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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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