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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students 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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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