MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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