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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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