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 Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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