MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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