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 is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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