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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
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.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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