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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key 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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