MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners 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 quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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