MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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