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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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