MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly 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
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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