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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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