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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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