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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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