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
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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