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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily 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 numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Norway to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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