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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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