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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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