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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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