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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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