MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes 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.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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