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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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