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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
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 a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key 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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