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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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