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
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online 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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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