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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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