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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Austria to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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