MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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