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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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