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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
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 a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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