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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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