MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burundi to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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