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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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