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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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