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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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