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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOCs 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 variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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