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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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