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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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 many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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