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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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