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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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