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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC 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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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