MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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