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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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