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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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