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.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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