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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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