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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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