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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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