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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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