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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online 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 quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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