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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
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 a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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