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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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