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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes 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 massive open online courses are
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 variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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