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 is a
book
that
researches
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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