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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Brunei to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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