MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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