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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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