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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
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