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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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