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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually 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
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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