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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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