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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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