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.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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