MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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