MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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