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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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