MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners 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
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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