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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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