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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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