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.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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