MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 several
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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