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
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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