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 is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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