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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses 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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