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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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