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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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