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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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