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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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