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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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