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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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