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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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