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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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