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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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