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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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