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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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