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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Portugal to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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