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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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