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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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