MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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