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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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