MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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