MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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