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
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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