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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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