MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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