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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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