MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important 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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