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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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