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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly 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 technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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