MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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