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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
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 organizations
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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