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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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