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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
demand for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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