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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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