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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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