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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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