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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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