MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
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
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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