MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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