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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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