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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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