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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
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 numerous
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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