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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
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
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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