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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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