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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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