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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
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
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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