MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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