MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nigeria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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