MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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