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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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