MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
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 institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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