MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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