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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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