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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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