MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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