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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
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
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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