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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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