MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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