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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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