MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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