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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yemen to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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