MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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