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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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