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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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