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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are enabling
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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