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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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