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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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