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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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