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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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