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
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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