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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates 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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