MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with 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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