MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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