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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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