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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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