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 Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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