MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
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
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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