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.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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