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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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