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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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