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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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