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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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