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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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