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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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