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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
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 many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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