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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding
massive open online courses
(MOOC) and
open
education resources
(OERs).
As
digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open
education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open
education
topics.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology
have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take part in
online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology
institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because
technology-enhanced learning is
developing
so fast.
How can
institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
What
strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these
massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can
learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
How can
teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
This interesting new book
also
considers the
barriers
associated with
these MOOC courses and
open education resources (OER).
For more details about this exciting new book please see MOOC open source.
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