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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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