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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
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
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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