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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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