MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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