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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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