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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saudi Arabia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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