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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
customarily 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
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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