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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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