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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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