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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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