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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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