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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students 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
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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