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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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