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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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