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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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