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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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