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.
Learn more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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