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.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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