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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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