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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Greenland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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