MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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