MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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