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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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