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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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