MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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