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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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