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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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