MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
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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