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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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