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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Austria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major 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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