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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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