MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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