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
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
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 lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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