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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also articulates the
key 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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