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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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