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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly 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
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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