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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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