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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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