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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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