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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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