MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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