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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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