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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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