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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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