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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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