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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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