MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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