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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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