MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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