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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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