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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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