MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key 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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