MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
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
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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