MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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