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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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