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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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