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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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