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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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