MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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