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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
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