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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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