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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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