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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
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 deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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