MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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