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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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