MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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