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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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