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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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