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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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