MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
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 a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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