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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
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
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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