MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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