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
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
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 education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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