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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly 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 many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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