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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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