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
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Azerbaijan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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