MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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