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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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