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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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