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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly 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 several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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