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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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