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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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