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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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