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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
commonly 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 lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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