MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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