MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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