MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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