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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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