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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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