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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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