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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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