MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually 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
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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