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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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