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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
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