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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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