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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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