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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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