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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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