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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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