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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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