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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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