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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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