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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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