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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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