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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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