MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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