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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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