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 Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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