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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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