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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually 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
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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