MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually 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 a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|