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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
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
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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