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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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