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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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