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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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