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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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