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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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