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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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 massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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