MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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