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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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