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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly 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 numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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