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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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