MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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