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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC 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 quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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