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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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