MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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