MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
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 institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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