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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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