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.
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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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