MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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