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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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