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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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