MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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