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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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