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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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