MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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