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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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