MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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