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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily 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 several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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