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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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