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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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