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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online education technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students 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 several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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