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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Benin to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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