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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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