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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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