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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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