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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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