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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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