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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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