MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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