MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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