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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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