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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iran to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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