MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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