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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically 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 a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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