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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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