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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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