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
that
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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