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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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