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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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