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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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