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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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