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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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