MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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