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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major 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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