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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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