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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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