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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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