MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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