MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Finland to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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