MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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