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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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