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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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