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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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