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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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