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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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