MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ireland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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