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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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