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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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