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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
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
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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