MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning enable
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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