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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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