MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily 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 several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
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