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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
normally 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
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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