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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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