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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
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 technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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