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 is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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