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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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