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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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