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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
learning technology enable
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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