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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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