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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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