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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bosnia and Herzegovina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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