MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
almost always 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 a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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