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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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