MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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