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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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