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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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