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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly 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 several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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