MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners 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 institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Egypt to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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