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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key 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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