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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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