MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
book
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
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 a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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