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.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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