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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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