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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cayman Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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