MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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