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
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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