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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
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
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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