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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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