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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
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
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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