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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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