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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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