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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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