MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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