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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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