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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cayman Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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