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.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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