MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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