MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Belarus to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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