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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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