MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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