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 this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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