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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
typically 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 a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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