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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively 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 several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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