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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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