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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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