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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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