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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology enable
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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