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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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