MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs 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 several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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