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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major 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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