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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online 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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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