MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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