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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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