MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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