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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students 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
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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