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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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