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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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