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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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