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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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