MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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