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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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