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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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 institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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