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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology are empowering
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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