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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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