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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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