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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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