MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online 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 quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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